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Community of the county of Dorset. King and council. The king granted them the right...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/107/5343

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This record is about the Community of the county of Dorset. King and council. The king granted them the right... dating from [? 1324] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/107/5343
Date
[? 1324]
Description
Petitioners
Community of the county of Dorset.
Addressees
King and council.
Nature of request
The king granted them the right to disafforest parts of the forest of Blackmoor, but now his agents have taken the land back and afforested it again; they request remedy.
Nature of endorsement
Let the matter be pursued in chancery.
Places mentioned
Blackmoor Forest, [Dorset].
Note
Dated? 1324 on the guard, though without references.
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 2847
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
French
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9149913/

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Special Collections: Ancient Petitions

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